The Pre-School Day
We are open Monday - Friday 8.30 am - 3.30 pm during term time. From September 2026, we are opening all our sessions for children aged 2 and above, although we still hope to provide more focussed sessions for the children in the year before they start school, particularly in afternoon sessions.
Morning Session 8.30 - 11.30am
The pre-school day starts at 8.30am. We have self registration and then planned activities such as making play-dough are offered alongside free play. We have music time, which could include songs, rhymes, playing instruments and dancing followed by snack time where children are encouraged to drink milk or water and eat some fruit, vegetables and breadsticks. Water is available in case children are thirsty at any other time. Snack time is followed by further free play and planned activities. At the end of the morning we will tidy up together and have story time or occasionally a large group activities such as pancake races. The children who are going home learn to put their own coats and bags on and we sit together ready to be collected at 11.30am.
Lunch Club 11.30am - 12.30pm
Our Lunch Club runs from 11.30am until 12.30pm. The children have a short play outside or an activity in the classroom while the morning only children leave
and other children arrive. They will then wash their hands and sit down together to eat their packed lunch brought from home. We allow plenty of time for eating in a relaxed, carefully supervised way. Staff eat with the children to create a friendly, “family” atmosphere.
Afternoon session 12.30 to 3.30pm
Those who are able have an opportunity to take part in more challenging activities during these sessions, such as investigating shadows or how to stop ice from melting. We finish the afternoon with a snack, a Spanish session and a large group activity such as a puppet show or skittles game followed by a story.